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13 Oct 2022
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Richard Foord: My First Hundred Days as an MP
At the start of this summer, Richard Foord was happily working in the academic sector, having retired from the army, enjoying family life in Devon.
13 Oct 2022
Government accused of being “heartless” as 18,782 could be hit with benefit cuts in Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth's Liberal Democrats have condemned the Government for their refusal to commit to uprating benefits in line with inflation.
13 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Budget u-turn: Kwarteng needs to go
Responding to the news that the government are considering a humiliating u-turn on corporation tax, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
13 Oct 2022
MP secures meeting with Rail Minister to improve Staveley station accessibility
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron challenged the Government to improve accessibility at Staveley railway station.
13 Oct 2022
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael to press for urgent deckhand visa reforms in fisheries debate
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will today [Thursday] challenge ministers to offer a clear roadmap on making a workable visa scheme for skilled deckhands, as he leads a parliamentary debate on post-Brexit fisheries. In the debate Mr Carmichael will highlight a range of challenges facing the fishing industry including quota, the unsustainable practice of gillnetting and the current cost-of-living crisis.
13 Oct 2022